The American Civil War has ended and everyone in American is free–except women. They no right to vote, no right to own property, no right to control their own lives. The rare exception is widows.
Learn MoreKat Smutz grew up in the Southern Appalachian Mountain, in a small North Georgia town. A love of history grew out of listening to her parents’ stories of growing up in an isolated region of the Smoky Mountains. She began writing in high school, an obsession that eventually led to a career in journalism with detours into engineering, law enforcement and teaching.
Learn MoreKat sits down with Israel to discuss her books, the Civil War, and domestic violence.
Watch on YouTubeAuthor Kat Smutz shares the story of one of the most controversial and misunderstood US Civil War spies, Elizabeth Van Lew.
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